When Dying – Hans-Peter Dürr Quote

„When dying, it certainly plays a major role to what extent and how intensely one has explored and made use of life's possibilities in its highs and lows.“

Hans-Peter DürrHans-Peter Dürr describes the importance of using life's highs and lows when dying.
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Hans-Peter Dürr was a German physicist and essayist.

A thoughtful quote about the importance of life's intensity in the face of death.


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Hans-Peter Dürr quote about exploring life's possibilities before death

Hans-Peter Dürr was a German physicist and essayist. He served several times on the directorate of the Max Planck Institute for Physics and worked closely with Werner Heisenberg for many years. Later, he increasingly focused on questions of epistemology and social policy.

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